Example sentences of "for a [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thanked them for their efforts but although they waited for a tip it was not forthcoming , so they went off grumbling . |
| 2 | If this were an outline for a novel it would probably be rejected as too far-fetched . |
| 3 | For a second they glared at each other . |
| 4 | ‘ My pleasure , ’ he murmured , and for a second they stood there , regarding each other watchfully , the tension straining between them . |
| 5 | For a second we were close and I saw his eyes . |
| 6 | For a second he was in two minds about it . |
| 7 | For a second he thought the two of them were going to turn on him and hit him . |
| 8 | He was frankly baffled and for a second he wavered . |
| 9 | Sam thought for a second he could smell damp straw — ’ … and carried many miles to a place they have never seen before and from which they can never return . |
| 10 | For a second he could see every detail of the men 's faces at the bow cannon . |
| 11 | For a second he blacked out , coming to as something big rammed into his back . |
| 12 | I thought for a second he was going to burn it , but instead he tore it into tiny scraps that he tossed into the warm wind . |
| 13 | After pausing for a second he must have relented , because he told her that if it was any help she could borrow benches and trestle tables . |
| 14 | For a second he supposed them to be Prussian , then recognized the shape of the cloth-covered helmets . |
| 15 | George watched the people rushing about their business and just for a second he wondered what he was doing here . |
| 16 | She pronounces ‘ liver ’ with a long vowel , so that for a second he thinks she is asking if he likes geese saliva . |
| 17 | I touched his arm , but apart from deepening his frown for a second he did n't pay any attention . |
| 18 | For a second he stood , his arms extended towards the horrified villagers , before staggering a few steps and collapsing into the flames . |
| 19 | The governor 's white-gloved hand froze in mid-flourish and for a second he stared horror-struck at the chattering animal . |
| 20 | For a second he thought that Howarth was about to demur . |
| 21 | He saw Anna , and for a second he looked afraid . |
| 22 | For a second he felt like retching . |
| 23 | For a second he looked across at her . |
| 24 | For a second he looked exasperated and then he murmured something in his own language and suddenly drew her to her feet , his hands gripping hers , steadying her and comforting . |
| 25 | For a second he just looked into her eyes and then she was tightly in his arms . |
| 26 | For a second he looked as if he was about to grab her and shake her to pieces , but her wild looks and her uncontrolled temper suddenly had his lips quirking . |
| 27 | For a second he looked at her intently and then walked over to stand and search her face with dark eyes . |
| 28 | It lifted him for a moment before it threw him down , so that for a second he saw what he wanted : that the sea had already overrun the beach and the rocks and the shingle and was advancing like a black wall rimmed with white over the slipways and grasslands of Orphir . |
| 29 | For a second I get so excited , I have to calm myself down . |
| 30 | For a second I thought Marie was with me , but it was only a dream . |